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Bolitochrome
at Tue Nov 9 14:33:25 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bolitochrome ]
Nope. The relationship between the alleles is relative. When comparing two alleles, the more dominant one is given the capital letter.
Codominant Morph:
Super Pastel = PP
Pastel = Pp
Normal = pp
Because the Pastel gene is only somewhat dominant to the Normal gene. That is why you get partitial expression (codominance).
Now, when you look at a simple recessive morph such as Albino, the morph gene is recessive to the normal gene.
Recessive Morph:
Normal = AA
Het. Albino = Aa
Albino = aa
And, just to be clear, here is an example of a dominant gene. In this case, the normal gene is completely recessive to the morph gene.
Dominant Morph:
Champagne = HH
Champagne = Hh
Normal = hh
Once again, this isn't my opinion or interpretation, this can be found in any bio textbook.
This website explains it in greater detail:
Inheritance patterns
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.0 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband
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Backwards. - Bolitochrome, Tue Nov 9 14:33:25 2010